diff --git a/src/snek/templates/web.html b/src/snek/templates/web.html
index 3bb3252..d541566 100644
--- a/src/snek/templates/web.html
+++ b/src/snek/templates/web.html
@@ -226,6 +226,14 @@ document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         chatInputField.focus();
     }
+    if(event.key == 'r' && !chatInputField.isActive()) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        const replyLinks = document.querySelectorAll('.time a')
+        if(replyLinks.length){
+            const replyLink = replyLinks[replyLinks.length - 1]
+            replyLink.click()
+        }
+    }
     if (event.shiftKey && event.key === 'G') {
         if (!chatInputField.isActive()) {
             event.preventDefault();